Re: Oracle 10g compared to MS SQL SERVER

On Tue, 02 May 2006 17:41:52 -0700, Mr Bob wrote:

> Can anyone provide a comparative analysis between these two databases that
> are halfway objective?
>
> I have found one study:
>
> http://www.theedison.com/index.php/articles/170
>
> Has anyone read this study and/or have any comments?
>
> Replication and Clustering are important.
>
> I attended one meeting where a Project Manager stated that MS SQL server
> is faster and requires less people to manage thereby saving on
> manageability costs.......I almost fell out of my chair.....
>

The Project Manager is absoutely correct - in some specific scenarios. When using SQL Server trained personnel to implement and manage both Oracle and SQL Server environments, SQL Server is always faster than Oracle and SQL Server is always cheaper than Oracle.

However, when using skill sets appropriately trained in the technology and when using intelligent management and project principals, the choice is not always that clear cut.

I'm sure we can 'Get the Facts' somewhere. Typically as a footnote on page 17 of a 65 page report ... but that footnote extracted as a quote is all we really need.

Flip side is to read Tom Kyte's book that starts explaining what the difference are and why the two envoronmenbt must be handled differently. (Search for Tom Kyte and Apress.)

Years ago, a wise sales rep told me: "To understand how [why] a person behaves, find out how the are compensated."

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